“Slingbox M1 vs 500 I am looking to buy a slingbox to be able to watch Detroit sports while living in Chicago. I plan on putting it at my brothers house on a tv he rarely uses. I will be using my apple tv to stream it on my home TV. Does anyone know that the major difference is between the M1 and the 500? For what I am planning to use it for, is it worth the extra money to step up to the 500 or should I go with the M1.”

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• The Slingbox 500 has all the same functionality as the M1 and has the following additional features: •SB500 can be setup from your TV screen using the included remote. •SB500 has HMDI passthrough connections and M1 only has Component. •SB500 has media functionality for viewing, storing, and streaming photos and videos from your smartphone or tablet to your TV over LAN. •SB500 has a USB connection that is used to stream movies and media over WAN from an external harddrive to your laptop/smartphone via Slingplayer and Slingplayer Mobile. •SB500 has Blockbuster Online and Dish World apps available viewing on your home TV.

  Answered by Sling Support 11 years ago

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• The 500 sports guide and stats is a cool feature, but if all you want is to watch the game, go with the M1 and save some cash.

  Answered by FredNC 10 years ago

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• M1 I believe has to be hard wired to Internet. 500 is wireless (works over your wifi connection. So unless there is a computer in spare room you need to have the 500

  Answered by Sandyjax 11 years ago

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• It depends on the quality of the Cable Box/Receiver on the unused TV. In fact you do not even need a TV connected to the Sling if you have a Receiving system and Internet. The better the method of getting the signal in Detroit, the better the reason to get the better sling.

  Answered by MMWD 11 years ago

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• Step up it's definitely worth it the Slingbox 500 is a great machine

  Answered by John00009 11 years ago

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• Yes I use it to watch the Dallas Cowboys in Whitefish MT

  Answered by Mouse 11 years ago

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